I love all of my jewelry. I firmly believe in wearing some combination every day including my wedding set and a 6k aquamarine. You have it for enjoyment, so enjoy away! I must admit, all rings come off when diving into any type of ground meat. My simple solution to not losing them: I keep a cheap jar of jewelry cleaner in my kitchen cupboard, and that is the ONLY place I put them when cooking. Instead of harboring yucky meat residue, my rings get a mini sparkle treatment.
I marinate my asparagus in a zip lock bag with a healthy amount of extra virgin olive oil, minced garlic, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper for about an hour on my counter top. Then I toss them on my outdoor grill until well-browned. (Just be careful they don't fall through the slats.) The asparagus come out crunchy and delicious. My family asks for them as a snack. It's our favorite finger food. Even though they retain their crunch, they don't have that raw taste that I detest in the current "tender-crisp" vegetable fad.
I wear latex gloves all the time. I mean, ALL THE TIME. I hate to smell or feel anything on my hands. If it is protein, its gloves. Bread dough, gloves. The only thing I don't mind is washing and prepping vegetables/fruit. Other than that, I am safely hidden in latex.
This is such an ironic thread for me because I just got engaged last weekend and have been debating this question. I'm completely paranoid about losing it (I have a history of losing jewelery) but I also don't want to be cleaning raw ground meat out of the setting. Yuck.
I won't "hammer" any vegetable and especially asparagus that for me, must be tender-crisp. Over-cooked asparagus is soft and shreds into long unappetizing lengths - very poor 'mouth feel'. Grilled asparagus aren't 'hammered' on my grill but just heated through and succulent with a glistening anointment of of olive oil. Over-cooking any vegetable is a sacrilege.
I'm tryin' this. Here's why: it allows you to bring hot, evidently delicious asparagus to the table without last-minute preparation.
To me, one major key to successful dinners with guests is to have only 1 item requiring last-minute attention. So, I love finding good dishes that are flexible enough to be served whenever my risotto decides to be perfectly done!
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